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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

In most instances news is now breaking on Twitter and then being picked up by news organizations. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Twitter restricts each post to 140 characters so users often share links with other people – one of the most important features of Twitter. provides you.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

In most instances news is now breaking on Twitter and then being picked up by news organizations. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). But what is magic about Twitter is that it is real time. Social Networking (like the web) Will Split Into Layers: SimpleGeo, PlaceIQ. provides you.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. Especially when there are things like: Amazon S3 / EC2 / AWS outage this morning. Compared cost there vs. second company that raised $500K and used S3 and other platforms. In second venture - compared Salesforce.com vs. S3 - as platform.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

The government is a Byzantine, reactive organization plagued by its self-imposed hierarchy. As I earlier suggested, part of the problem is due to the organization of Washington, DC, right down to fiscal years and annual budgets. One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" John Culberson (R-TX).